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O'Brien's Great Luck.

CrNCINNATI. Dec. % During the intense cold
of last night, after midnight, two patrolmen OBJ
served a bundle of clothing huddled up in a door
way at Fifth street and Eggleston avenue. Up
on examioing it. they found a man apparently
just about 10 freeze to death after debauch.
With some difficulty the officers got the man to
a station-house where they were told by him
that his name was Patrick O'Brien, age Sc. resi-
dence Iowa; that he WAS contractor and was
here to visit his brother, on Eastern avenue. Up
on searching him. is the custom, whenever
one is locked up. tho officers found So 900 in mon
ey and 5000 in checks payable to him. on his
person besides valuable gold watch and dia-
mond jewelry. Mr.. O'Brien's escape from rob-
berry as well as freezing, is remarkable, for the
locality in which he was found is one of the
worst in the CITY
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CLOSED BY ICE.
The Ohio River Frozen from Shore to Shore
The Coal in Pittsburg Harbor in Danger.

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 29.-The river was frozen
over here early this morning, and navigation is
suspended. River men say that no coal
can reach here from Pittsburg until in Febru-
ary. The minimum temperature reached
at 6:30 A NJ, when the Thermometer registered
four degrees above. At u o'clock to-day it is
thirteen above. with the weather clear and a
rising temperature indicated.
At Cincinnati the river is frozen over, and
navigation is entirely suspended. This closes
all hope Of a coal supply by river than
February. unless there is extraordinarily
double what they were last year. and must still
60 higher
At Pittsburg navigation has been entirely sus-
pended by the cold wave, and hopes are en-
tertaned of rise in the rivers sufficient to al
low the shipment of coal to Southern and West
ports before the usual February freshets
Very little coal has been foated from Pittsburg
since last June account of the continued
drought, and there is u, 900. 600
bushels loaded ready for shipment The
curry registered seven degrees above at 3
o'clock this morning, which was the lowest point
reached. At noon it was eleven degrees The
coal menare IN a quandary. Word was received
from the engineers Office at the Davis island DAM
might have to be lowered at any moment. Ice
is forming above the dam, and if it continues
to do so it will be necessary to let down the
wic1ets in order to secure safety. In that event
the pool would be drained of water and all the
laden coal barges would be stranded. This
would entail loss to the coal of many
thousands of dollars.
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ers furnished quite number of crews for work
outside their territories. There was little
diversion u the Schuylklll Haven crossing. this
morning, where six shifting engine-men trieu TO
get up strike, but they were summary dis-
charged and their places filled at once. AT Cor
don Planes and Pine Grove matters were gong
along smoothly. The Tamaqus men all con-
tnus work. The force at Mahanoy Plane
was very much increased to-day, and 1t easily
handled the light and loaded cars furnished by
the planes AT Frackville the work engines are
busily engaged lifting the blockade at the head
of the planes, and also supplying the colllers or
the St Clair district with
AT Sbamokin matters are pretty much at a
stand-still Freights and passengers are all run
ming. The first coal train went west yesterday.
and it expected that FIVE more would be
sent out to-day. Officials are making no special
effort 70 operate lines west The strikers have
this end of the line very well in hand, and are
peaceable. but are keeping new hands out The
miners leaders only carry about fifty per
cent of the miners with them. at most Press
represen tatives called on Superntendent Verth
this afternoon. He said: 81 don't believe the
miners will strike. if ordered by the Miners
Union leaders. Our workinGmen have too much
good sense to,engage in what would surely be
failure if thew 90 OUT
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ANOTHER BIG GAME PARK.
New York Sportsmen Purchase 5000 Acres of
Wild Land in Pennsylvania for Preserve.

MILFORD, Pa. Dec. 29-Hiram Westbrook,
of Ridgewood, y. j., acting for number of
prominent sportsmen of New York city, has
purchased over 5000 acres of wild land in the
townships Of Porter, Lehman and Delaware the
property of Pike county. 1t is the intention of
the New Workers to make game park and pre-
serve out of this extensive area of forest stream
and lake, and to erect clubhouse for the use
of the owners and their guests.
This will make the fourth great private game
park in the forests of Pike; the Blooming Grove
Park, established in 1872. and owning $4,000
acres of wild landin Blooming Grove, Porter and
Shohola townships. and lessees of as many more;
the Forest and Lake Association, with ZOO
acres in Lackawaxen township. and the Wesco-
line Park, with 1000 acres in the same town
ship. The Blooming Grove Park has eight large
lakes and twenty FIVE miles of trout stream: the
Forest and Lake Association has four lakes and
ten miles of trout streams, and the Wescoline
Park has four lakes and six miles of trout
streams
The prospective new park association viii con-
troll twenty miles of the best trout fishing in the
country, and own several of the largest lakes
There are fifty lakes in the county and 120 trout
streams, but the four private parks have taken
the best of both waters away from the public
fishing. The four parks also sequestrate so. 900
acres of the best deer and grouse hunting terri
tory Of the county The S. 900 acres purchased
by Hiram Westbrook for the new association
cost less than 81 an acre.
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The Lathrop Memorial.

ALBANY, Dec. 29-The handsome building
erected in Washington avenue. bv~Mrs. Stan
ford, wife of Senator Leland Stanford, of Cali
fornia, home for working women's children.
dedicated yesterday. The title of this
charitable institution is ''The Lathrop Memo
rial" 1t is on the site OF the house in which
Mrs Stanford's parents lived. and in which Mrs
Stanford and the other children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lathrop born Mrs. Stanford's mother
owned the house when she died. and left it to
her children. Mrs Stanford bought the inter
est of the other heirs, with the intention of
placing the site some charitable institution
a memorial of her mother. The building is
of brick, three stories in height. with mansard
roof. The children to be admitted are to be be-
tween three weeks old and six years. AS rule,
the children will only be kept at the home dur
ing the day, while their mothers are at work,
and will be given breakfast as brought
there in the morning, and other meals during
the day The structure cost Mrs. Stanford
$25, 900. and its furnishings $4,000 It is com
plete in detail throughout. Yesterday was
''Holy Innocents' Day." and therefore. most ap-
propriately, it was selected by Mrs. Stanford as
the day on which to dedicate the building SEN
ator Stanford and Mrs. Stanford came here
from Washington several days ago, to be pres
ent at the deGicatory services.
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Large Reouests for Charity,

BosToN, Dec. 29.-The will of the late Wm
Hilton was filed in the probate Office for Suf-
folk county this afternoon. To his wife, Esther
A, and his daughter, Caroline Hilton Fiske he
leaves $500, 900 each, and makes the following
conditional public bequests to be paid only after
full provision of income for his wife and daugh-
ter during their lives and of the principal fund
for issue of his daughter: $50, 600 to the Massa-
chusetts General Hospital the income be an
piled for the support of free beds; $50 900 to the
Phillips Academy at Andover, the income to be
for the preparation of young men for the minis
try; $50 900 10 Williams College. income for edu-
eating young men; $50. 600 to Harvard College,
income to be used for young men who desire
to be educated in that college; $50, 600 to Am
herst College, income to be used for young men
who desire to be educated in that college; $50,-
900 TO the American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions; $50 900 TO the American Home
Missionary Society; SO coo to American Mis-
sionary Society of New York; $25000 the
Boston City Missionary Society; $50, 900 10 the
town of Salisbury. income to be used for sup
port of aged men and women; $50, 600 70 the
Boston Dispensary; SO. 900 to the Boston Young
Women's Christian Association; SO, 900 to the
Home for Little Wanderers: $4,000 to the Chill
dren's Hospital; $4,000 to the Abbott Academy,
of
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STRANGER THAN FICTION.
Queer Story Told by Man Who Lives in Chi
cago, but Woke Up in New Orleans.

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-The most extraordinary
social episode recorded here for many years is
the disappearance and return of Leonidas Ham
line, prominent merchant, the brother of AL
derman Hamline. He tells it in his own graphic
way, and no fiction could be more surprising or
mysterious. He left this city nearly month
ago, after having drawn $1,000 from the bank
to pay workmen.
''After had drawn the money from bank"
said Mr.. Ham1ine, 81 went into Brunswick Bill
lard Hall and had game or two. From there I
went to Race Brothers restaurant. recollect
going there and what occurred because met a
gentleman there who had been a college chum
Of mine. thought at the time it was Mr..
Adams, but have learned since l returned
home that Mr.. Bradley forward while 1
was away and said he met me there so must
have made mistake in the man. can recol-
1ect nothing more from the time I left Race
Brothers until found myself in New Orleans
What happened to me am much in the dark
about you are. ] don't remember going to
any train or leaving the city. 1t is all a blank
up to last Thursday. Then discovered that I
was in New Orleans
''How did you first learn where you were2"
II woke up and found myself among strang-
You know the feeling of lostness' a man
has when he goes into building from street
he is perfectly familiar with and after transact
ing his business comes out on another street.
he gdZeS ABOUT IN a daZed way. looking for the
familiar scenes, and hardly knows which way to
go for awhile That is the way felt in New
Orleans. was walking some street there
when | suddenly began to realize that I had
never seen before the place where I was I
couldn't recall the odd-looking architecture of
the buildings. nor did the streets look familiar.
The more walked the more convinced became
that there was some mystery surrounding me.
thought out all the circumstances of the pre-
vlous days. as then supposed they existed, and
came to the conclusion that was in Chicago.
Il stopped policeman and asked him where
l was. He looked at as though was drunk,
and said, New Orleans. l was too surprised to
say anything, but suppose the policeman took
me for a crazy man, for he remained with me,
and asked me number of questions. Finally
l got him to take me to drug store, where I
could find city directory, and hunt up friend
named Oteller found the address and went
there at once. What was my surprise when I
entered to see Mr.. Thomas Walker. of this city,
there talking to Mr.. Oteller. He said: My God,
Hamline. what are you doing herel Don't you
know what has happened in Chcago7 I said
No; where II Then Mr.. Walker told me
how I had been away for over three weeks,
and all my people were trying to find me. I
was still i'll daZed condition, and did not know
then what to say"
Had you been drinking much the day you
left the city2"
Nothing at all I did not take drop of any
hinoD
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Possibility of Trouble Over the Wage Scale
of the Amalgamated Association.
PITTsBURG, Dec 29.-Tne' steel rnanufactu--
ers are dissatisfied with the scale of the
Amaigamated Association, and troubis may re-
suit The scale should go into effect next Mon
Day, but it is doubtful if it will be accepted by
the manufacturers in its present shape They
claim that the scale advances wages nearly 10
per cent. in the face of lower prices and a dull
market One manufacturer stated this morn
ing that the wages would have TO be reduced
somewhat, or in all probability there would be
a strike. Zone thing is certain" said he land
that is that the scale presented by the Amalga-
mated will have to be modified or the manufac-
turers will accept it." The Amalcamated
officials do not seem tC be worried over the pros
pect and confidently express the opinion that
the manufacturers will sign the scale before the
first of the year. They claim that there is very
little change In it from last year, and that II
only equalizes tho wages.
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evening to obtain possession of the largest room
IN Excelsior Hall in order TO accommodate the

evening to obtain possession of the largest room
In Excelsior Hall in order TO accommodate the
delegates
Bernard Sharkey. of Philadelphia presided.
and Charles Benseman. of Port Carbon. was
secretary. The delegates had very little to say.
1t was evident however. that the session, which
is secret one, is likely to continue until very
late tonight John L. Lee addressed the body,
explaining why the strike called and or
dered off Philadelphia e. Reading employees
approved his action, and he believed the conyen-
tou would approve of MS ordering the men out
again. He charged Superintendent Sweigard
with treachery. and said he had deceived the
committee shameruliv. He said there would be
general strike in the coal region. not only in
the Schuylkill. but in the Wyoming district
also.
Up TO midnight the convention was still in
session, with probability that a general strike
will be ordered oil over the Reading system, in
Gliding the miners.
The convention is still lat 2 A. NJ in session,
mainly engaged in discussion, with nothing de-
csive done. They will continue all night, and
bly, tomorrow.
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ALBA%Y, ". Y, Dec. 29.-Something of a
sensation created here to-day by the
issuance of order by Governor Hill, removing
fr1m Office Messrs. John jaw. OF New York city,
and Henry a Richmond, of Buffalo. members
of the State civil-service board, the third mem
Der, Hon. Augustus Schoonmaker, having
resigned. In their stead Governor Hill an
pointed Gen. Dan'l E. Sickles. of New York
city. and James II. Manning and G. Fl. Tread
well, of this city. The former board was ap-
pointed by Governor Cleveland. Governor hill
took the position that the board simply
advisory, to assist the Governor in improving
the civil service and, desiring to reconstruct
the board. requested the designations of Messrs.
Jay and Richmond in a letter dated yesterday.
The new board went to work to-day. Mr.
Manning is the eldest son of the late Daniel
Manning. ex- Secretary of the Treasury. Gen.
Sickles is we'll known. and MAYOR Treadwell is
the present commander of the Grand Army of
the Republic of the State Of New York.
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Responsibility for the Strike.

New YORK, Dec. 30 The Evening Sun says:
Though the strike the Reading system
seemed to come suddenly, vet reliable informa-
tioI received at this Office Indicates that it is
part of the long conceived policy dictated by
Powderly and those who act with him. The
Reading system was not the one originally
aimed at by Powderly. In fact, he was pretend
ing to be friendly with that system so that he
might use it and his strength among Its en-
ployes club to beat other railway systems
of Pennsylvania. Some time ago Powderly de-
cided to boycott every road in Pennsylvania ex-
cept the Reading. Secret orders were sent out
instructing every assembly to carry out this
boycott, but these orders were transmitted in
different manner from all previous orders to
boycott. Heretofore every notice to boycott
property or corporations has been made public
and Powderly decided upon new plan
Instead of sending out an official circular,
he dispatched agents to many parts of
the country, to request that all freight that was
possible should be diverted from other roads
and shipped over the Reading. In this way be
hoped to boycott the Pennsylvania, the Lehigh
Valley, and other roads secretly. An attempt
was made to boycott the passenger traffic OF
other roads, and it succeeded with the miners
Many of them have walked miles to avoid other
roads and ride on the Reading. The strike
the Reading is taken by those the inside
here indicating failure of tho boycott They
did not get the freight and passengers for the
executive boards purpose. after diverting this
business to the Heading, to demand certain
things of the managers. Failing In this, they
ordered the strike in the hope of gaining by
stopping the trains what could not be got the
ether way 1t is curious thing that the alleged
cause Cf the strike is because the employees
were asked by the company to handle some of
the very freight the boycotters had caused to be
diverted to the Reading"
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. pa special from
Scranton the Press says that General Master
Workman Powderly knows very little about the
Reading strike. The only information that he
has concerning it is that it had been declared off
and had then been renewed. In compliance
with the orders of his physician the members of
his household have been careful not to bring to
his attention any matters that might induce
him to undertake any labor, and for that
reason he has not been acquainted with
the particulars of the trouble on the Reading
system. Mr.. Powderly is not aware of any
mentous action by the general executive board
of knights OF Labor since his illness began,
three weeks ago. and he has not taken occasion
upon any instance to advise his colleagues to
any action. The general master workman has
been making rapid progress toward recovery,
but was not feeling we'll to-day earlier in
the week. the change in the weather giving him
a slight setback. He is able. however to be
down stairs, but is admonished by his physician
TO keep quiet and do no work.
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Joy Among saioon-Keepers.

KANSAS Cry, Dec. 29.-There was q grand
jubilee of saloon keepers last evening when il
became generally known that Recorder Daven-
port had declared the Sunday closing ordinance
unconstitutional. The decision considered at
great length the right of the Council TO give the
Recorder power TO impose greater penalties than
those allowed by the charter. and held that the
Council did not have such powers part of the
ordinance being void the whole was, and the
revocation Of license was intended as part of
the penalty, and could not hold The Judge
referred to the fact that 200 signatures had
nphsld the ordinance, and said that hs could
only decide IN the way he thought right, whether
public opinion with HIM or not The
ease viii be taken to the Supreme Court by the
temperance element.
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The Convention of Emp1oves.
, the Irdianapolis JournaI.


READING, Dec 29.-The leading topic here
tonight is the probable outcome of to-nights
convention OF the Philadelphia & Reading rail
road employees and miners. Over 400 delegates
arrived during the day. representing every
assembly in the Reading territory. The dele
gates began arriving this mornin G, but when
the afternoon trains came in it became apparent
that the number of delegates exceeded the
pectations of everybody. The Schuylkill dele
gations-representing railroaders and miners,
numbered over $50. and the Philadelphia dele
cation. headed by Bernard Sharkey, numbered
fully so persons. It was found necessary this
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Talk About Arbitration.

PoTTsvILLE, Dec. 29.-The Miners Journal
will say: 'It has already been stated that
proposition was made to President Corbin 10
offer a joint committee of the Knights of Labor
and tho Miners and Laborers' Amalgamated As
sociaton arbitrators of the cause of the
railroaders This proposal has been so far sue
cessful as to Lead to a consent to submit tho is
sue TO an arbitration committee, to be composed
of one representative of the railroad company,
one of the miners, and third to be selected by
the two named. meeting of the committee
was held here to-day, and it received cordial as
sent. The selection of the third arbitrator was
also talked over, and the sentiment was in favor
of Mr. George W. Childs, of PHILADELPHIA 1t is
not known that tha questions pertaining to the
miners will be brought up during this arbitra-
riop,"
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STRIKES AND LoCKoUrs.
They Affect About 100000 People an.
Cost about. SIC, 900, 900 q Year.

They Affect About 100000 People and
Cost about sic. .O0O,O 900 a Year
WASHINGTON, Dec 29.-Commissioner Carroll
d. Wright has submitted to the Secretary of the
Interior the third annual report of the Bureau Of
Labor, which relates entirely to strikes and
lockouts for the period of six years ended Dec.
81, 1856. This report regarded as one of
special importance it is the result of the first
general investigation ever made by any nation
of the facts concerning strikes and lockouts for
any extended period OF time, or for any wide
extent of territory. The report about
200 printed pages and gives the details OF each
strike and lockout occurring in the United
States during the period named. Irexhibits the
facts belonging to each industrial trouble for
each locality where trouble was found, without
attempting TO establish or decide upon the con!
nection between them. The following table
shows the number of strikes occurring during
each of the last six years, the number of estab-
Eshments involved, and the average number OF
establishments involved in each strike.
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Will Go Into Politics.

CHICAGO, Dec 29.-At special session Of the
Trade and Labor Assembly of Chicago held to-
night, for the purpose of instructing delegates
to the coming session OF the Illinois State Labor
Association, at Peoria, declaration was unaui
mously adopted that the time has come for inde-
pendent political action by the workers. Strikes
and boycotts, against great corporations,
were pronounced to have lost all usefulness, and
the delegates to Peoria were instructed to in
duce the State Association to call upon all its
auxiliary bodies to organize at once for the seps-
rate exercise of their political power.
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A Husband. rerribIe Vengeance.

ST. FEANcIs. Ark, Dec. % William Herrig
wealthy planter, has for some time past been
jealous of the attentions paid to his wife by
come to his house. This was disregarded by
Matthewsop, and on Tuesday last he called and
invited Mrs Herrig TO take drive with him.
While the woman was getting ready, Harrig shot
and killed Matthewson and then forced his wife
to drive to Matthewsons house with the dead
body. On her return she found her home in
flames and was shot and killed By her hus band.
Herrig then fled. Mrs. Herrig formerly
actress in Pauline Markham's company, and
later was in w. FL. Littles combination.
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Strike of Glass workers Ordered.

Boston, Dec. 29.-It is learned that a general
strike is to be inauguraed in all the glass facto
ries in the Eastern association on Monday next.
All flint glass manufactures in New York, Con-
necticut, New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania,
and Massachusetts, will be affected by the move
menr The chief cause of complaint is a rule
as 1t sees fit. Between 700 and 500 men are d.
rgctiy affected